Pit bull bites off Conn. owner's arms

WILTON, CONN. — A 65 year-old woman lost one arm and part of the other when she was attacked by her pit bull Monday, police said.

Anne Murray was found underneath a vehicle in her driveway, trying to protect herself from additional injuries, said Lt. Donald Wakeman, the Wilton Police Department spokesman.

The first arriving officer, Captain John Lynch, determined that the dog was an immediate threat to the victim, the officer and residents who had stopped, and Lynch shot and killed the dog, Wakeman said. The pit bull's remains will be tested for rabies at a state lab, officials said.

In additional to the loss of a limb, Murray had other bite wounds all over her body, Wakeman said. She was brought by ambulance to Norwalk Hospital where she is in stable condition.

Wilton is a town of nearly 17,000 residents approximately 50 miles northeast of New York City.